Shostakovich: Symphony No. 5

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:orchestra
gptkbp:bfsLayer 4
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Michael_Tilson_Thomas
gptkb:James_Levine
gptkb:Valery_Gergiev
gptkb:Boston_Symphony_Orchestra
gptkb:Leonard_Slatkin
gptkb:Pittsburgh_Symphony_Orchestra
gptkb:Jaap_van_Zweden
gptkb:Chandos_Records
gptkb:Orchestre_de_la_Philharmonie_de_Hambourg
gptkbp:composer gptkb:Leningrad_Philharmonic_Orchestra
gptkb:Dmitri_Shostakovich
gptkbp:critical_reception initially received with mixed reviews
gptkbp:cultural_impact widely regarded as a response to political oppression
gptkbp:dedication to the memory of the victims of the Great Terror
gptkbp:duration approximately 40 minutes
gptkbp:filming_location gptkb:Leningrad
gptkbp:historical_context composed during Stalin's regime
gptkbp:influenced_artists gptkb:orchestra
gptkb:musical_composition
classical music
modern classical music
gptkbp:influences influenced many later composers
gptkbp:inspiration the political climate of the Soviet Union
gptkbp:legacy considered one of the greatest symphonies of the 20th century
gptkbp:movement gptkb:Allegretto
gptkb:Allegro_non_troppo
gptkb:Largo
Moderato
four
gptkbp:music_style symphonic
gptkbp:notable_conductors gptkb:André_Previn
gptkb:Herbert_von_Karajan
gptkb:Mariss_Jansons
gptkb:Eugene_Mravinsky
gptkb:Valery_Gergiev
gptkb:Bernstein
gptkbp:notable_performance performed at international music festivals
performed in competitions
frequently performed worldwide
featured in film soundtracks
performed in educational settings
performed at major concert halls
performed by leading orchestras
performed by youth orchestras
performed in radio broadcasts
performed in commemorative events
performed in cultural celebrations
performed in televised concerts
gptkbp:notable_recordings numerous recordings exist
gptkbp:opus_number Op. 47
gptkbp:orchestration full orchestra
gptkbp:premiere_date November 21, 1937
gptkbp:record_label various record labels
gptkbp:themes the struggle between the individual and the state